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|image=[[File:Super Mario Bros Pinball-Full View.JPG| | |image=[[File:Super Mario Bros Pinball-Full View.JPG|230px]] | ||
|developer={{wp|Gottlieb}} | |developer={{wp|Gottlieb}} | ||
|publisher=Gottlieb | |publisher=Gottlieb | ||
|release={{ | |release={{release|USA|April 25, 1992}} | ||
|genre=Fictional<br>Licensed theme | |genre=Fictional<br>Licensed theme | ||
|modes=Four players | |modes=Four players | ||
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{{ | {{quote2|More money, please!|[[Mario]]|</span>in-game sound effect<span>}} | ||
'''''Super Mario Bros.''''' is a pinball machine developed by {{wp|Gottlieb}} and licensed by [[Nintendo]]. It was released in the United States on April 25, 1992, and a total of 4,200 units was manufactured.<ref | '''''Super Mario Bros.''''' is a pinball machine developed by {{wp|Gottlieb}} and licensed by [[Nintendo]]. It was released in the United States on April 25, 1992, and a total of 4,200 units was manufactured.<ref>[http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2435 Internet Pinball Database: Super Mario Bros.]</ref> The machine was designed by Jon Norris, with artwork by David Moore and Constantino Mitchell. It was the first pinball machine produced by Gottlieb to use the {{wp|dot-matrix display}}, a screen on the bottom of the lightbox that keeps track of the current score and can also display various animations during gameplay (such as [[Mario]] running towards a [[castle]]). Being one of America's top 10 best-selling pinball games of 1992, the game received a Gold Award from the American Amusement Machine Association.<ref>''Play Meter'' Volume 19 no. 5. April 1993. [https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-19-number-5-april-1993/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201993/page/n137/mode/2up ACME '93: Play Meter, AAMA present awards]. Pgs. 74–76.</ref> Despite the name "''Super Mario Bros.''," the machine appears to share a majority of its artwork with ''[[Super Mario World]]'', released two years before. A second pinball machine in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series was released in June later in the year under the name ''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]'', which seems to be based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.<ref>[http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=3427 Internet Pinball Database: Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]</ref> | ||
==Playfield layout== | ==Playfield layout== | ||
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===Bonus rounds=== | ===Bonus rounds=== | ||
[[File:SMB Pinball-Yoshi Area Detail.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Yoshi]]-themed area seen | [[File:SMB Pinball-Yoshi Area Detail.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Yoshi]]-themed area seen in the upper playfield]] | ||
The game consists of six different rounds, which provide temporary objectives in the game that can reward points for completing certain tasks. In order to play a round, the player must light three [[Green Shell|shell]]s, which can be done by hitting spot targets or ramp shots where shells are lit. After doing so, the player must obtain the [[Key]] by getting the ball | The game consists of six different rounds, which provide temporary objectives in the game that can reward points for completing certain tasks. In order to play a round, the player must light three [[Green Shell|shell]]s, which can be done by hitting spot targets or ramp shots where shells are lit. After doing so, the player must obtain the [[Key]] by getting the ball in one of the three sinkholes when the Key light has been lit. The player can then select with the flippers which round they wish to play. If it is not selected within a few seconds, the system will choose whichever round the player is currently selecting. The six rounds and their descriptions are as follows: | ||
*Bomb round – The player must light the [[Bob-omb]] fuse by hitting the left ramp spot target while the bomb insert is flashing. After doing so, the player must shoot the ball into any of the sinkholes to gain 30 million points. The upper playfield sinkhole also stays lit for the rest of the ball, being worth 20 million points. | *Bomb round – The player must light the [[Bob-omb]] fuse by hitting the left ramp spot target while the bomb insert is flashing. After doing so, the player must shoot the ball into any of the sinkholes to gain 30 million points. The upper playfield sinkhole also stays lit for the rest of the ball, being worth 20 million points. | ||
*Mega Bumpers round – The player simply needs to hit each pop bumper to score a bonus one million points. | *Mega Bumpers round – The player simply needs to hit each pop bumper to score a bonus one million points. | ||
* | *Yoshi’s Countdown round – The player must hit Yoshi's spot target on the raised upper playfield to collect the countdown value, which begins at 24 million and slowly decreases. The value does not count down during multiball (see below section). | ||
*! Round – The player needs to hit the "!" targets to collect increasingly higher scores. The scores range from 1, 2, 3, 5, and finally 10 million. | *! Round – The player needs to hit the "!" targets to collect increasingly higher scores. The scores range from 1, 2, 3, 5, and finally 10 million. | ||
*Castle Extra Ball round – The player must enter the castle during this round to collect an extra ball. | *Castle Extra Ball round – The player must enter the castle during this round to collect an extra ball. | ||
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===Multiball=== | ===Multiball=== | ||
To achieve multiball, the player must light 1-2-3-4 in sequence. Each number is situated within a different area of the playfield: "1" is on the left ramp, "2" is the Yoshi target | To achieve multiball, the player must light 1-2-3-4 in sequence. Each number is situated within a different area of the playfield: "1" is on the left ramp, "2" is the Yoshi target on the raised area, "3" is the right loop shot that feeds the ball back into the bumpers, and "4" is the shot made from the third flipper on the raised platform. Once these shots have been made, the player must hit the ball into the bottom left sinkhole to gain the multiball. There are two types of multiball: 2-ball and 3-ball. The latter can be played by being Super Mario when multiball is gained. The object of multiball is to get as many balls in the castle as possible. Each ball in the castle earns a jackpot, which begins at five million. As multiple balls enter the castle, the jackpot increases to 10, 20, and finally 40 million. Additionally, this total is increased during 3-ball. | ||
===Video mode=== | ===Video mode=== | ||
The game's video mode is shown after the ball has entered the castle and the [[Bullet Bill]] sequence is complete. The dot-matrix display seen on the lightbox shows what appears to be a classic ''Super Mario Bros.'' game, where the player runs and jumps across gaps in the ground with a [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] and castle seen at the end. The right flipper is used to jump, while the left | The game's video mode is shown after the ball has entered the castle and the [[Bullet Bill]] sequence is complete. The dot-matrix display seen on the lightbox shows what appears to be a classic ''Super Mario Bros.'' game, where the player runs and jumps across gaps in the ground with a [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] and castle seen at the end. The right flipper is used to jump, while the left is used to run faster. 10 million points are awarded for making it to the end; if the player holds the left flipper in for the whole level, the game will award 30 million points instead. When the last castle has been destroyed and the ball has drained, Mario runs across the screen towards the castle. If the player makes him jump during this sequence, they will also receive 30 million points instead of the normal 10 million. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
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===Production=== | ===Production=== | ||
*{{wp|Gottlieb}} | *{{wp|Gottlieb}} | ||
====Design==== | ====Design==== | ||
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====Voice==== | ====Voice==== | ||
* | *[[Charles Martinet]] (supposedly)<ref>https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/nintendo-pinball-mystery-solved-voice-of-mario-in-super-mario-bros-</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Machine cabinet=== | ===Machine cabinet=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SMB Pinball-Backglass Artwork Sheet.JPG|Backglass artwork. [[Wart]] appears here, and "Bowser" is really a design based on King Koopa from the [[ | File:SMB Pinball-Backglass Artwork Sheet.JPG|Backglass artwork. [[Wart]] appears here, and "Bowser" is really a design based on King Koopa from the [[DiC Entertainment]] television cartoons. | ||
File:SMB Pinball-Cabinet Front.jpg|Front of cabinet | File:SMB Pinball-Cabinet Front.jpg|Front of cabinet | ||
File:SMB Pinball-Backbox Right.jpg|Backbox view of cabinet | File:SMB Pinball-Backbox Right.jpg|Backbox view of cabinet | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Arcade}} | {{Arcade}} | ||
[[Category:Super Mario games]] | [[Category:Super Mario games]] | ||
[[Category:1992 games]] | [[Category:1992 games]] | ||
[[Category:Arcade games]] | [[Category:Arcade games]] | ||
